Comedy Writer Lindsey Shockley Inks Overall Deal With ABC Studios

The two-year pact marks the first overall deal for young comedy writer Lindsey Shockley who will develop new projects and staff on series for ABC Studios. She is joining the studio’s new ABC comedy Blackish as a producer. The overall deal stems from Shockley’s stint on ABC Studios’ ABC comedy series Trophy Wife this past season. Shockley most recently served as co-producer on two series exec produced by Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, Trophy Wife and HBO’s Hello Ladies. Shockley, repped by WME and attorney Lev Ginsburg, previously worked on Ben and Kate and Perfect Couples.